| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Patrick (fresh) SF - James Peters (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Beyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 24-31 |
| 19:26 | Drake | Richard Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-31 |
| 19:24 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 19:03 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 24-31 |
| 18:34 | Drake | James Peters loses the dribble to Edward Pittman | 24-31 |
| 18:10 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Randall Campbell | 26-31 |
| 18:00 | Drake | James Peters misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bruce Trachtenberg - foul #1 on Bruce Trachtenberg, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| 18:00 | Drake | James Peters misses the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:00 | Drake | James Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:00 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:39 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell clanks a shot in the lane | 26-31 |
| 17:37 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen grabs the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 17:23 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell loses the dribble to Richard Lee | 26-31 |
| 16:57 | Drake | Richard Lee misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 16:56 | Drake | James Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 16:35 | Drake | James Peters scores on a shot from the left side | 26-33 |
| 16:12 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 16:10 | Drake | James Peters grabs the board | 26-33 |
| 15:42 | Drake | Peter Beyer misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 26-33 |
| 15:40 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen grabs the board | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall Campbell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Patrick (fairly fresh) SF - James Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Russell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Beyer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:11 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell is open and scores on a shot near the basket | 28-33 |
| 15:09 | Drake | Richard Lee's pass is intercepted by Edward Pittman in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| 14:52 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell is fouled on the floor by Thomas Patrick - foul #3 on Thomas Patrick, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski (SF), Paul Lauver (C) Bruce Trachtenberg, Virgil Classen | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (SG), Robert Baisley (PF), Fred Deans (C) Thomas Patrick, Jerome Russell, Peter Beyer | |
| 14:33 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Lauver | 31-33 |
| 14:12 | Drake | Robert Baisley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 31-33 |
| 14:10 | Drake | Fred Deans hits the follow up shot | 31-35 |
| 13:49 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell misses long on a floater near the basket | 31-35 |
| 13:47 | Drake | Elmer Naugle snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 13:27 | Drake | James Peters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg (SF) Floyd Kazanowski | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 12:58 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-35 |
| 12:56 | Drake | Robert Baisley snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Robert Baisley misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Randall Campbell - foul #3 on Randall Campbell, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Hampton (PF), Virgil Classen (C) Randall Campbell, Paul Lauver | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Patrick (SG), Peter Beyer (C) Elmer Naugle, Fred Deans | |
| 12:29 | Drake | Robert Baisley makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 12:29 | Drake | Robert Baisley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 12:02 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses the wide open runner from close range | 31-37 |
| 12:00 | Drake | Thomas Patrick pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 11:43 | Drake | Peter Beyer is fouled on the floor by Virgil Classen - foul #2 on Virgil Classen, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Calvin Randall (PG) Edward Pittman | |
| Subs | Drake | Jerome Russell (PF) Robert Baisley | |
| 11:19 | Drake | Richard Lee knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Calvin Randall (fresh) SG - Kevin Russell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Hampton (fresh) C - Virgil Classen (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Patrick (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Peters (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Beyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:00 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell misses long on a shot from the left side | 31-40 |
| 10:59 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerome Russell | 31-40 |
| 10:34 | Drake | James Peters is hacked by Kevin Russell - foul #1 on Kevin Russell, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski (SF), Randall Campbell (PF) Bruce Trachtenberg, Chad Hampton | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 10:17 | Drake | Richard Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-40 |
| 10:16 | Drake | James Peters tips it in | 31-42 |
| 09:47 | Missouri State | Floyd Kazanowski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-42 |
| 09:46 | Drake | James Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 09:35 | Drake | Jerome Russell's pass is intercepted by Virgil Classen | 31-42 |
| 09:08 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell comes up short on the jumper from close range | 31-42 |
| 09:07 | Drake | Thomas Patrick pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 08:45 | Drake | James Peters misses the jump hook from close range | 31-42 |
| 08:43 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Richard Lee - foul #3 on Richard Lee, team foul #2 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG), Bruce Trachtenberg (SF), Paul Lauver (C) Calvin Randall, Floyd Kazanowski, Virgil Classen | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (SG), Fred Deans (C) Thomas Patrick, Peter Beyer | |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 08:32 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 08:03 | Drake | Edward Pittman is called for the reach on Jerome Russell - foul #2 on Edward Pittman, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Robert Baisley (PF) Jerome Russell | |
| 07:42 | Drake | James Peters's pass is intercepted by Bruce Trachtenberg | 33-42 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:19 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-42 |
| 07:18 | Missouri State | Randall Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Russell (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randall Campbell (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Lauver (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Elmer Naugle (fresh) SF - James Peters (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Baisley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Fred Deans (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-42 |
| 07:00 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver snags the offensive board | 33-42 |
| 06:42 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 06:22 | Drake | Richard Lee misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-42 |
| 06:20 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Lee - foul #4 on Richard Lee, team foul #3 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Chad Hampton (PF), Virgil Classen (C) Randall Campbell, Paul Lauver | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Patrick (SG), Jerome Russell (PF), Peter Beyer (C) Elmer Naugle, Robert Baisley, Fred Deans | |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 05:29 | Drake | Richard Lee comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-42 |
| 05:27 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 05:04 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell connects on the open jumper near the basket | 38-42 |
| 04:35 | Drake | Richard Lee makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-45 |
| 04:21 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 04:20 | Missouri State | Chad Hampton tips it but misses | 38-45 |
| 04:19 | Drake | The rebound goes to James Peters | 38-45 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Richard Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 04:10 | Drake | James Peters pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 03:51 | Drake | Richard Lee's pass is intercepted by Kevin Russell | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Missouri State | Edward Pittman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Russell | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Drake | Richard Lee drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerome Russell | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Edward Pittman (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Russell (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Trachtenberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chad Hampton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Virgil Classen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Richard Lee (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Patrick (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Peters (tired) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Jerome Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Peter Beyer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Missouri State | Virgil Classen is called for traveling | 41-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Calvin Randall (PG), Floyd Kazanowski (SF), Randall Campbell (PF), Paul Lauver (C) Edward Pittman, Bruce Trachtenberg, Chad Hampton, Virgil Classen | |
| Subs | Drake | Percy Hupp (SF) James Peters | |
| 02:55 | Drake | Thomas Patrick loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-48 |
| 02:48 | Missouri State | Paul Lauver comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 41-48 |
| 02:46 | Drake | Jerome Russell snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Richard Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Calvin Randall - foul #2 on Calvin Randall, team foul #6 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (SG), Robert Baisley (PF), Fred Deans (C) Thomas Patrick, Jerome Russell, Peter Beyer | |
| 02:42 | Drake | Richard Lee makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 02:42 | Drake | Richard Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 02:38 | Missouri State | Missouri State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg (SF), Virgil Classen (C) Floyd Kazanowski, Paul Lauver | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Patrick (SG), Jerome Russell (PF), Peter Beyer (C) Elmer Naugle, Robert Baisley, Fred Deans | |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg lays it in and he's fouled by Percy Hupp - foul #1 on Percy Hupp, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Missouri State | Edward Pittman (PG) Calvin Randall | |
| Subs | Drake | James Peters (SF) Percy Hupp | |
| 02:22 | Missouri State | Bruce Trachtenberg misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 02:22 | Drake | Peter Beyer pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 02:03 | Drake | Richard Lee scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Peters | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:53 | Missouri State | Jerome Russell blocks the short jumper by Kevin Russell | 43-53 |
| 01:52 | Drake | The rebound goes to Jerome Russell | 43-53 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Thomas Patrick misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randall Campbell - foul #4 on Randall Campbell, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Thomas Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 01:32 | Drake | Thomas Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell is called for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Russell, team foul #8 | 43-54 |
| 00:43 | Drake | Virgil Classen picks off the pass by Richard Lee | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Missouri State | Kevin Russell makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Trachtenberg | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Drake | Peter Beyer is hacked by Kevin Russell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Russell, team foul #9 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| Subs | Drake | Elmer Naugle (SG), Robert Baisley (PF) Thomas Patrick, Jerome Russell | |
| 00:33 | Drake | Peter Beyer makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:33 | Drake | Peter Beyer makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:27 | Missouri State | Peter Beyer steps in front of the Edward Pittman pass | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Drake | Richard Lee runs out the clock | 45-56 |